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Study reveals how melanoma evades chemotherapyDrugs that block nitric oxide could weaken cancer cells’ resistance, researchers say.

NASA selects MIT-led TESS project for 2017 mission$200 million project will launch telescopes to perform full-sky search for transiting exoplanets.

3Q: Jeffrey Ravel on the French past and our futureWith MIT hosting a global French history conference, a look at the international growth of — and changes in — the field.

A ‘green’ Sahara was far less dusty than todayResearch points to an abrupt and widespread climate shift in the Sahara 5,000 years ago.

How to minimize the side effects of cancer treatmentMeasuring enzyme levels in patients may reveal healthy cells’ ability to survive chemotherapy.

Living in a material worldReport finds materials manufacturers will likely be unable to meet targets for carbon-emissions reductions by 2050.

CERN announces measurement of antimatter excess in spaceMIT physicist and AMS spokesman Samuel Ting presents results via webcast.

A mighty windThrusters powered by ionic wind may be an efficient alternative to conventional atmospheric propulsion technologies.

A new wrinkle in online educationAn experimental online course gives some students scheduling freedom.

A new understanding of metallic glassSimulations reveal that the formation of some glassy materials is like the setting of a bowl of gelatin.

Students have engineering on the brainMIT class offers student teams a chance to create business ventures based on neurotechnology research.

Sorting out the structure of a Parkinson’s proteinComputer modeling may resolve conflicting results and offer hints for new drug-design strategies.

Watching fluid flow at nanometer scalesResearchers find that tiny nanowires can lift liquids as effectively as tubes.

Building a better big boxMIT architect Alexander D’Hooghe looks to remake suburbs and other neighborhoods with ‘more intelligent’ designs.

MicroRNA detection on the cheapMIT alumni’s startup provides rapid, cost-effective microRNA profiling, which is beneficial for diagnosing diseases.

How hard is it to 'de-anonymize' cellphone data?A new formula that characterizes the privacy afforded by large, aggregate data sets may be discouraging, but could help sharpen policy discussion.

Knowing the unknownResearchers work to build robots’ awareness of their own limitations.

Making sense of big dataPhD student Jameson Toole wants to harness data to improve human lives.

Research update: A new model accurately predicts three-dimensional sand flowModel may be useful in improving the flow of grain in silos, and drug capsules in pharmaceutical manufacturing.

New solar-cell design based on dots and wiresMIT researchers improve efficiency of quantum-dot photovoltaic system by adding a forest of nanowires.